JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, NOVEMBER 2004
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Nov. 2004 Nov. 2003 Nov. 2004 Nov. 2003
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,937 1,537 2,370 1,405
Others 1,544 1,223 1,936 1,620
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 113 136 77 97
Atlantic salmon 1,908 1,974 1,138 1,211
Yellowfin tuna 1,828 1,909 1,274 1,368
Bluefin tuna 1,032 1,125 2,169 2,469
Bigeye tuna 1,260 1,383 960 1,107
Southern bluefin tuna 2 4 2 5
Sea bream 23 24 19 20
Billfish 106 136 85 102
Frozen:
Sardine 5,371 3,030 433 257
Swordfish 40 45 30 38
Pacific sockeye 2,458 2,290 1,042 947
Pacific coho 2,877 1,118 1,110 454
Other Pacific salmon 1,121 656 442 240
Pink/chum salmon 6,080 3,561 2,714 1,426
Atlantic salmon 440 175 183 72
Other salmon - 3 - 2
Halibut 2,578 2,047 1,411 1,057
Albacore tuna 1,673 825 689 232
Yellowfin tuna 7,643 8,881 2,367 2,223
Skipjack 8,976 5,776 787 518
Bluefin tuna - 176 - 102
Bigeye tuna 9,773 8,711 6,798 5,471
Herring 303 466 30 44
Cod 2,325 2,488 701 764
Mackerel 27,991 42,141 6,157 6,238
Mero 229 614 213 500
Jack mackerel 5,793 5,351 576 493
Sea bream 166 329 51 101
Capelin 922 847 344 249
Billfish 270 395 80 113
Spanish mackerel 62 122 26 40
Rockfish 2,559 2,203 613 461
Sablefish 1,605 912 1,424 895
Herring roe 1,521 2,268 788 1,345
Pollock roe 1,288 1,129 1,604 1,176
Mero, fillet 174 172 249 205
Swordfish, fillet 54 111 34 54
Pollock surimi 13,060 13,721 2,696 2,477
Cod surimi 322 42 67 7
Threadfin bream surimi 4,748 6,341 919 1,024
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 572 455 536 405
Pollock roe 170 219 289 343
Salmon roe 128 352 221 428
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 1,634 1,320 703 549
Arkshell 459 442 234 232
Spiny lobster 127 133 398 400
King crab 2,612 1,866 1,652 1,191
Tanner crab 3,648 3,119 904 980
Blue crab 97 66 80 91
Korean crab 296 325 380 418
Other crab 112 167 177 203
Oyster 558 530 426 341
Clam 1,754 2,033 299 350
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 268 320 408 509
Lobster 76 56 230 137
Shrimp 24,572 20,747 23,191 19,399
King crab 3,807 4,213 7,375 9,306
Tanner crab 1,864 1,443 2,034 1,762
Blue crab 2,299 1,355 1,038 600
Korean crab 21 19 15 7
Other crab 80 58 43 34
European cuttlefish 956 768 580 403
Octopus 5,312 6,890 3,549 4,363
Scallop 44 20 40 14
Other cuttlefish 1,994 1,979 1,214 1,164
Squid 2,143 1,046 568 241
Abalone 38 35 150 96
Salted/dried:
Squid 176 196 143 138
Sea urchin roe 33 25 138 92
Jellyfish 868 599 346 226
Seaweed, dried 841 702 414 347
Seaweed, salted 613 518 53 45
Prepared:
Eel 3,164 1,080 4,533 1,048
Canned crab 468 550 805 860
Fish meal 29,099 22,537 2,136 1,529
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Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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